DFORENSICS1 wrote:
I wonder if they have a privacy policy? Why would they be looking at their customer's MAC addresses anyway?
I guess a line needs to be drawn *somewhere*.
Let Privacy alone <img src="images/smiles/icon_eek.gif" alt="Shocked" title="Shocked" /> , a MAC address is a number and nothing else, it cannot represent a "privacy" issue until you "couple" it to a given device and then (more difficult) tie the device to the individual "behind the keyboard".
I see a number of reasons why a ISP that provides the DSL/router may have access to the MAC's of devices connected to the router that is provided together with a subscription, mainly for troubleshooting/issue solving commercial reasons ( just as an example a given ISP contract may allow max - say - 8 devices connected if it is a "home" subscription).
What I find less probable is that the connections are logged, and that even if they are, the logs are stored and not deleted in a very short timeframe.
jaclaz
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